I also decided to pull out my Winter Flu-Buster Secret Weapon this week…

Ah Clementine’s, the perfect winter fruit to ward off a cold, don’t you think?

Eric and I have been eating these juicy little delights non-stop, but when he started to feel like he was getting a fever, all he wanted was something COLD to soothe his throat and help his body cool down.

I started thinking about packing vitamin C into a delicious smoothie and then it hit me – Why not make a smoothie based off of one of our favourite childhood popsicles- the Creamsicle?

Yes, this just may work.

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Flu-Buster Clementine Creamsicle Smoothie

Yield: ~2 cups

Ingredients:

1 large ripe banana, peeled, sliced, and frozen

1/2 small avocado, flesh scooped out, and frozen

2-3 Clementines, peeled and broken into segments

2 tbsp coconut milk (the cream from top of can)

1/2 cup coconut milk (watery part) OR 1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup + 2 tbsp milk (I used almond milk)

1/4 tsp almond extract

1 Medjool date, pitted and roughly chopped (optional)

1-2 tsp fresh lemon juice

Directions: Peel and freeze the avocado, Clementines, and banana before making this smoothie. Once frozen, place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. You may add more liquid if it is too thick. Makes 2 cups.

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You start by freezing your Clementines, Avocado, and Banana like so:

Peel and slice a large ripe banana, freeze

Take 1/2 of a small avocado, scoop out flesh, freeze

Peel 2-3 Clementines, break into segments, freeze

Once those are frozen (they must be frozen before making or it won’t work) grab your chilled coconut milk, almond milk, almond extract, lemon, 1 medjool date, and your frozen avocado, banana, and Clementines.

Place into a blender and blend until smooth. If it is too thick, add a bit more almond milk to thin it out to your desired consistency. It should be very thick and almost like an ice cream shake though.

The result is a creamy and energizing smoothie, with a hint of orange that will help keep those cold bugs at bay! Eric is pretty much obsessed with this smoothie and he asks for one about 6 times a day.

Oh, and it would also be delicious with any type of Winter citrus I’m sure.

Oh my gosh that looks good! I love clementines (we buy them whenever we seem them at the store), and I love anything orange-cream flavored. I almost wish I had the flu just so that I would have an excuse to make your smoothie ;) .

Hi Angela! I just wanted to say how much I adore your blog. Your recipes are incredible and so helpful for someone like me who doesn’t have much imagination in the kitchen. I”m actually committing to a 30 day vegan challenge this month because I want to see how the changes in my diet really do affect my skin/acne and mood/energy levels. Your blog is definitely going to be my cook book bible haha!

nurse Angela with the best remedy! come to the hospital and serve my patients that, I’m pretty positive they would prefer it 38457398753x better than hosp food, and I have no doubt that they would heal quicker with all those vitamins! Yum!

Anything that is called “creamsicle” is a winner in my book! I dont know if they have those thing in canada that are called “orange pushups”. They are like a creamy sorbet ice cream of sorts and you push them up thru a paper tube. Think kiddie ice cream treat. Well if you have ever had one, your smoothie reminds me of the grown up and far more healthy and delish option…and I am so making this!

I can just FEEL any colds/flu vanishing with it. I can feel the healing properties…from here :)

That looks AMAZING.
I love clemetines by themselves, raw, but I’ve always loatheed the taste of orage in my foods, that is besides panda express orange chickn…of course ;)
I think instead I’ll put a new twist to it.
Like strawberry creamsicle :)
What do you think?

I love that this smoothie idea was based on making Eric feel better (okay, yes, and reliving a childhood memory). I think its sweet that you and Eric make foods that make the other feel good. I also give you tons of credit for playing nurse! I end up being to worried I will get sick :)

I’m sorry to hear Eric’s not feeling well. I’m sure you’ll nurse him right back to health. This smoothie sounds absolutely amazing! It looks so decadent and creamy, especially with the addition of avocado!

I couldn’t find any decent bananas or avocados at the co-op, so I replaced them with frozen peaches and mango. DELICIOUS. Especially if topped with some ground nutmeg….it really brings out the flavors!

Only you could make something as decadent as a creamsicle into a healthy (vegan!) treat sure to bust a flu. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me. I especially love that you used clementines; I’ve been going crazy for them, too! I hope Eric feels better soon. For extra vitamin C, try giving him cauliflower&&broccoli. Cauliflower (& I think broccoli, too) has more vitamin C than an orange. Cool, huh?

I don’t comment much on your blog, but I read every post. I wanted to take an opportunity to let you know how much I appreciate what you do. Your posts are always so thoughtful, beautiful (great photos!), and fun to read. And your recipes are amazing.

I’m really looking forward to what you have in store for your readers in 2011!

What an amazing recipe. I just made this for my boys for their back to school breakfast and they both loved it. I didn’t have the avacodo so I left that out and added a bit of vanilla protein powder for them but it still tasted great. Thanks for the recipe!

Yummmm I love creamsicles in the summer and since I’ve taken to drinking ridiculously cold things in the winter (hello green monsters) this sounds like something I need in my life! I hope Eric is feeling better soon and stay healthy :)

That looks simply amazing!!!! :) Thank you for sharing it with us! There is something adventurous about consuming cold stuff in winter. And what better than something that will keep the bad bugs away from us! <3

My poorly made blender finally bit the dust two days ago. I saw these yesterday and was so determined to make them that I went out just to buy a new blender. I was a little apprehensive about using non-dairy milk (you adopt a dairy-friendly attitude when living in Wisconsin), but I’m so glad that I picked a carton of almond milk! These are great! I had them for a treat last night and used my leftovers for breakfast this morning. Thank you!

Hey Angela,
I see the Almond Breeze milk on your picture. Have you tried the new President Choice Organic (unsweetened) almond milk?
I have never been a fan of almond milk because of the flavourings, but this one is super yummy. Waiting to finish my stash of oat milk (for me) and Brown rice milk (my daughter’s) and we’ll switch to the PC almond one.
Tried it in the green monsters, yummy !!

how funny is this?
Have just printed 9 more recipes from your amazing blog. I’m going to spend my life in the kitchen (would not complain if I had more time)
Have also reorganised my pantry with mason jars, and it looks soooo much better. Also thinking of making my own jams/preserves now too… ;)
Have a great evening,
Isa

I always spend a lot of time in the kitchen. It’s in the blood. My brother is a chef (and teacher), our parents owned a hotel restaurant in France (on an island on the western coast), and for me food has to be home made and super tasty and healthy. And I want my kids to grow like this too… they have to know what “real” food taste like!

I made this smoothie for dh today, since he’s fighting a cold. I had some extra, so I had a little and gave the rest to my four kids. It was awesomely delicious! My youngest boy finished his off and then spent the next few minutes tipping the cup at many different angles to get every possible drop…:D. It was definitely a hit at our house, and I never knew an avocado would taste so good in a smooothie!

This looks so delicious! I’ve always heard not to eat cold/frozen foods when I have a cold but this looks so good that I would disregard that advice! Plus the Vit. C in the clementines is100% good for colds! :)

Angela, I’ve been making this smoothly at least 3 times a week! It is delicious!! I don’t usually have coconut cream so I leave that out and reduce the cashew milk to 3/4cup or less to make it extra thick and creamy. Thank you so much!!

I’m sorry, but I’m really confused. Are you supposed to freeze the flesh of the acovado, or discard it? How are you supposed to get the cream from the top of the coconut milk? Is the watery part of the coconut milk the rest of the can contents minus the cream? If I want to use another kind of milk instead would I still need to use another 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp? Does the almond milk, almond extract, lemon, and date also have to be chilled? I’m pretty new to smoothies and eating healthy in general, so a lot of this stuff is really unfamiliar to me.

Nvm sorry I see that you use it for its juice. It was just confusing bc the directions are for preparing to freeze avocado, clementines &banana but the picture is of a lemon instead of an avocado so I didn’t understand.

This looks fantastic! I’ve been loving cutie’s clementines, just made jumbo muffins from the Secret Life of Walter Mitty movie’s clementine cake recipe, and used the rest to create a Cuties Vinaigrette (saltsugarsea.com/orange-vinaigrette), but clearly I need to make a trip to store for more as I’m currently nursing my baby with tissue stuffed in both nostrils :(. I’m trying it today for sure!

YUMMM!! I just searched your site for “flu” and stumbled across this, since I’ve been battling a nasty cold for the past two days- I knew you would have something that would help me! It was just what I needed to get some vitamin C in my belly and soothe my sore throat. I didn’t have coconut milk so I just used a mix of homemade almond milk and coconut water. I also added in some mangos. So good!